Workshop on Epidemiology and Public Health at Brown University for Trainees from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) July 7-29, 2019 Organized by Professor Tongzhang Zheng Professor Simin Liu Brown-China Health Initiative, Brown-China Initiatives Brown-China Center for Environmental Health Science Monday, July 8, 2019 Location: Lecture Hall 160 of Brown Alpert Medical School 8:30 – 9:00 Registration for workshop with continental breakfast 9.00 – 9.45 Workshop Begins and Welcoming Remarks Dr. Shankar Prasad, Assistant Provost for Global Engagement and Strategic Initiatives, Brown University Dr. Lawrence Sorensen, Dean of Engineering, Brown University Drs. Sijun Wang and Representative of HUST 9:45 – 10.45 Aging in the 21st Century Dr. Richard W. Besdine, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Health Services, Policy and Practice, Director, Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research and Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine 10:45 – 11.00 Break 11:00 – 12.00 History and Evolution of Epidemiology Dr. Stephen Buka Professor and Founding Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Brown School of Public Health 12:00 – 02:00 Lunch Break 02:00 – 04.00 Group Discussion/Seminar 06:00 – 08.00 Welcome Dinner Tuesday, July 9, 2019 09.00 –10.00 Descriptive Epidemiology: Rates, Presentation and Interpretation Dr. Tongzhang Zheng, Professor of Epidemiology Director, Brown-China Center for Environmental Health 10.00 –11.00 Examining Heterogeneity to Better Understand Weight-related Disorders Dr. Alison Field, Chairman, Department of Epidemiology, Brown School of Public Health 11.00 –12.00 Age-Period-Cohort Effect in Descriptive Epidemiology Dr. Tongzhang Zheng, Professor of Epidemiology 12.00 –2:00 Lunch Break 02.00 – 4.00 Group Discussion/Seminar Wednesday, July 10, 2019 09.00 –12.00 Confounding: Prevention and Control in Epidemiologic Study Dr. Tongzhang Zheng, Professor of Epidemiology 12:00 – 02:00 Lunch Break 02:00 – 04.00 Group Discussion/Seminar Thursday, July 11, 2019 09.00 –10.00 Pathophysiology of Cardiovascular Disease and Population Policy Dr. Hank Wu, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine, Chief of Cardiology, VA Medical Center in Providence, RI 10.30 –12.00 Bias: Sources and Prevention in Epidemiology Studies Dr. Tongzhang Zheng, Professor of Epidemiology 12:00 – 02:00 Lunch Break 02:00 – 04.00 Group Discussion/Seminar Friday, July 12, 2019 09.00 –10.00 Exposure: Principles of exposure assessment in epidemiology 10.30 –12.00 Disease: Principles of disease assessment in epidemiology Dr. Tongzhang Zheng, Professor of Epidemiology 12:00 Lunch Break 02:00 – 04.00 Group Discussion/Seminar Monday, July 15, 2019 09.00 –10.00 Effect Modification Dr. Tongzhang Zheng, Professor of Epidemiology 10.30 –12.00 Epidemiology of Cardio-metabolic Health Dr. Simin Liu, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine Director, Brown Center for Global Cardio-metabolic Health (CGCH) 12:00 – 02:00 Lunch Break 02:00 – 04.00 Group Discussion/Seminar Tuesday, July 16, 2019 09.00 –10.00 Introduction to Molecular Epidemiology Dr. Karl Kelsey, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine Director, Center for Environmental Health and Technology 10.30 –12.00 Association and Role of Chance Dr. Tongzhang Zheng, Professor of Epidemiology 12:00 – 02:00 Lunch Break 02:00 – 04.00 Group Discussion/Seminar Wednesday, July 17, 2019 09.00 –10.00 Cohort Study Dr. Simin Liu, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine, Director, Brown Center for Global Cardio-metabolic Health (CGCH) 10.30 –12.00 Nutrition/Obesity and Human Health Dr. Frank Hu, Chairman, Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.C. Chan School of Public Health, Professor of Nutrition, Epidemiology and Medicine Thursday, July 18, 2019 09.00 –10.00 Global Burden in Mental Health Dr. Steve Buka, Professor of Epidemiology 10.30 –12.00 Pediatric Immune Deficiency Dr. Tao Zheng, Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Medicine Chief, Division of Allergy and Immunology of Hasbro Children’s Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital 12:00 – 02:00 Lunch Break 02:00 – 04.00 Group Discussion/Seminar Friday, July 19, 2019 09.00 –10.00 Case-control Study and Case-crossover Study 10.30 –12.00 Proportional Mortality Ratio Study/Cross-sectional Study/Ecologic Study Dr. Tongzhang Zheng, Professor of Epidemiology 12:00 – 02:00 Lunch Break 02:00 – 04.00 Group Discussion/Seminar Monday, July 22, 2019 09.00 –10.00 Nutritional Epidemiology Dr. Simin Liu, Professor of Epidemiology, Director, Brown Center for Global Cardio-metabolic Health (CGCH) 10.30 –12.00 Clinical Trials Dr. Andrew Bostom, Professor of Medicine, Brown University 12:00-2:00 Lunch Break 02:00 – 04.00 Group Discussion/Seminar Tuesday, July 23, 2019 09.00 –10.00 Evidence-based Medicine and Public Health: Principles and Methods of Conducting Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Dr. Simin Liu, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine 10.30 –12.00 Missed Opportunities for Promoting Health Dr. Terrie Wetle, Professor of Health Services Research, Policy and Practice; Founding Dean of the Brown School of Public Health 12:00 – 02:00 Lunch Break 02:00 – 04.00 Group Discussion/Seminar Wednesday, July 24, 2019 09.00 –10.00 Understanding Gene-Environmental Interactions to Improve both Individual and Population Health Dr. Simin Liu, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine 10.30 –12.00 Design and Analytical Issues in Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology Dr. Simin Liu, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine 12:00 – 02:00 Lunch Break 02:00 – 04.00 Group Discussion/Seminar and Laboratory Thursday, July 25, 2019 09.00-10.30 Modern Computational Methods in Genomics and Biomedical Sciences Rossi Luo, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics 11.00 –12.00 Machine Learning and Big Data Rossi Luo, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics 12:00 – 02:00 Lunch Break 02:00 – 04.00 Group Discussion/Seminar and Laboratory Friday, July 26, 2019 09.00-10.00 Course Review Drs. Tongzhang Zheng and Simin Liu 10.00 –12.00 Small Noncoding RNAs and Circadian Genes in Human Cancer Risks Dr. Yong Zhu, Associate Professor, Yale School of Public Health Assistant Director, Yale Cancer Center 12:00 –12:30 Closing Remarks & Presenting Certificates Drs. Sijun Wang, Steve Buka, Simin Liu and Tongzhang Zheng 12:30 –14:00 Farewell Lunch with All Saturday, July 27, 2019 Leave for NEW YORK City Tour Departure from JFK/Logan Airport Monday, July 29, 2019 Arrival in WUHAN .